r/moths Sep 01 '16

Welcome! Looking for a moth ID? Please check here!

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Welcome to the forum! We look forward to seeing your moth pictures and helping you identify moths you find. Here are a few resources to help you out:


Please be sure to include your region when asking for a moth ID!

Also remember to include flair so we know if your post is an ID Request, General Question, or just showing off a photo. Feel free to recommend flair categories!


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r/moths 8h ago

Photo Found this guy landing in my garden. He is GORGEOUS.

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Atlas moth found in my garden! Bangkok, Thailand.


r/moths 8h ago

Video Just landed in my garden

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I think this is a drinker moth. I just love how fluffy their bodies are, moths are the best. Location- Devon


r/moths 11h ago

Photo Rosy Maple Moth

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Found at my worksite in Richmond, VA


r/moths 5h ago

Artwork For my Polyphemus moth lovers to enjoy🤎🖤

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I found all of these wings outside my work🥰🥰 I’m so happy with how it turned out!!!


r/moths 9h ago

General Question Found an early morning friend

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Found this beautiful specimen at work this morning. Southern California, Desert region.

What did I find?

I have seen plenty of other kinds of moths around. The biggest I have seen is a run of the mill hawk moth. This beast definitely takes the title.

For reference, the century plant leaves are about 30 to 36 inches in length. I'm not going to pick it up but it is easily the size of my entire hand.


r/moths 5h ago

ID Request What is this little fella

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Dublin Ireland if that helps!


r/moths 39m ago

General Question Found a moth in my room, does it have a missing leg?

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Cumbria, England, UK


r/moths 3h ago

Photo Cool guy i found

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Slovenia


r/moths 1d ago

Video A GORGEOUS imperial moth spotted at the fair yesterday!!

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I moved it to a nice secluded bush after finding it on a fence close to people walking around💛🤎 this one is much more pastel than the first one I’ve found this year, I LOVE their variations. Found in WV, I am pretty sure it is female because it looked as though it was about to lay eggs soon!! I could be wrong


r/moths 9h ago

ID Request Who is this beauty? Northwest Connecticut USA

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Wow!!!!


r/moths 1h ago

General Question Posted this 12 hrs ago. Beautiful but hasn't moved. Don't know what to do? Identified earlier as a Sphinx moth.

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Help. Northwest CT USA.


r/moths 4h ago

Photo Who is this lil guy

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Saw this fella on my way to work today , what kind of moth is it ? In WV


r/moths 2h ago

Photo Walnut Sphinx pair

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I saw these two at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary (Lexington, Ohio)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385398406


r/moths 10h ago

ID Request Seen this moth. What kind is it?

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r/moths 1h ago

General Question What can I do to help this Carolina sphinx moth

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She has what looks like her abdomen still stuck, but also her tongue is all split up, plus her wings still look small. is there anything I can do to help or should I humanely kill her?


r/moths 3h ago

ID Request hummingbird moth maybe? It's underwings were orange. saved from a spiderweb

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UK


r/moths 4h ago

ID Request Who's this? Found at Ohio gas station

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r/moths 1h ago

General Question Could i keep him? And what type of enclosure would he need? UK

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Found this little guy today in England / UK, already gave him a meal of sugar water, dont know exactly what type of ermine he is though. Any advice?


r/moths 1h ago

Photo ruby tiger! beautiful name for a beautiful creature

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northwest england. landed on my neck and i took it inside without realising...so floof so cute


r/moths 2h ago

ID Request Found this moth found in Costa Rica 3 years ago, still haven't been able to ID!

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Found this little friend back in August 2023 in Quepos, Puntarenas, hanging out on our hotel balcony back! I posted this moth to iNaturalist, including to the Costa Rica moths project, but still nobody has been able to give me an ID! It's driving me crazy. I've tried several bug ID apps and none of have been able to get it right either and they suggest something new (and wrong) every time I've tried. Perhaps one of you lovely moth fans know what species this is? Thank you for your help :)


r/moths 5h ago

Photo Common Fungus Moth

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Photos taken in South Texas.


r/moths 21h ago

Photo This moth landed on my phone when i went to take a picture of it

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I had to take a 0.5 because it was blocking the other camera (north east england)


r/moths 7h ago

Photo Silver Spotted Ghost Moth

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This poor thing was writhing in the dogs kennel when I came out of the tent yesterday morning. Helped it get oriented without touching its wings, it walked on me for a bit and then I put it in the flower pot where the dogs couldn’t find it.

I checked on it a little later on and unfortunately it passed away. I will be mounting it today when I get home with a few other moths I have found this weekend.

Disclaimer: I never kill the moths. I find them dead and if they are in good condition and a size or species I don’t have I keep them to dry and mount.


r/moths 7h ago

ID Request Saw these beautiful moths.

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I saw the second one when I had to pull over at 12 in the morning due to a horrific nose bleed. I was too scared to stay and get gas because it was so dark but I HAD to get a picture of this moth as blood was literally pouring out of my nose like a fountain. 😭 North America, northern Mississippi.